Join our team as a Print Press Operator!
Location: Vandalia, OH
Salary Range: 20.50$/HR - 22.75/HR Depending on Experience
Schedule: 1st Shift
We are looking for a printer II to join our manufacturing team. In this role, you’ll operate cylinder printing presses, perform equipment setups and preventive maintenance, and use your technical knowledge to troubleshoot printing and process issues.
This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on manufacturing, problem-solving, and working with specialized printing equipment while helping support and develop other team members.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
- Work in a climate-controlled manufacturing environment.
- Develop advanced skills in printing, measurement, equipment setup, and troubleshooting.
- Gain experience with specialized printing processes and high-speed production equipment.
- Share your expertise by training and mentoring less experienced team members.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Set up and operate feeders, cylinder presses, ovens, conveyors, stackers, UV equipment, screens, and other printing equipment according to established procedures.
- Prepare materials, inks, screens, and required documentation while maintaining accurate production and ink records.
- Monitor print quality and perform required measurements using drop gauges, CMMs, multimeters, and other measurement equipment.
- Identify defects and perform advanced equipment and process troubleshooting, partnering with Maintenance and Quality to determine root causes and corrective actions.
- Perform required equipment cleaning, changeovers, and daily and weekly preventive maintenance.
- Perform specialty print applications, including Thermistor, Graphics, and Fine Line printing.
- Train and mentor less experienced Printers and Printer Inspectors in printing processes, measurement theories, and troubleshooting techniques.
What We’re Looking For
- 0–2 years of printing press experience.
- Ability to set up, operate, troubleshoot, and perform preventive maintenance on production equipment.
- Ability to operate measurement devices and high-speed manufacturing equipment.
- Basic math skills and the ability to understand operating instructions and production documentation.
- Basic computer skills and the ability to accurately enter required production information.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and safely operate in a manufacturing environment.
Bonus If You Have
- Experience troubleshooting printing presses or related manufacturing equipment.
- Experience with specialty printing applications such as Thermistor, Graphics, or Fine Line.
- Experience using CMMs, drop gauges, multimeters, or similar measurement equipment.
- Previous experience training or mentoring employees in a manufacturing environment.
Work Environment
This position works in a climate-controlled manufacturing environment and requires standing throughout the shift. Employees must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and safely work around high-speed production equipment.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Come join our global, inclusive & diverse team
Our purpose is to improve the quality of life of everyone we touch through our innovative motion systems. We are a truly global team bound together by our shared values. Our culture is built on the diversity, knowledge, skills, creativity, and talents that each employee brings to the company. Our people are our company’s most valuable asset. We are committed to providing an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace where employees of different backgrounds feel valued and respected, regardless of their age, gender, race, ethnicity or religious background. We are committed to inspiring our employees to grow, act with ownership and find fulfilment and meaning in the work they do.
